Observing that the availing of health insurance was an integral part of the Right to Health and healthcare under the Constitution, Justice Pratibha Maninder Singh had held that the clause in the insurance policy excluding a person with “genetic disorder” from availing its benefit was “discriminatory” and contrary to public policy.

Parliamentary Standing Committee has warned of possible failures of National Health Protection Scheme. The committee reported that the enrolment in RSBY was quite low. “Only 57 per cent of eligible are enrolled and less than 12 per cent of the eligible persons got their hospitalisation covered through RSBY.” 

Emerging trends: 
  5% of the total health insurance claims paid are for kidney-related claims.
  The claim amount for diabetes-related kidney ailments has increased from 1.4% to 4% of total claim amount paid from FY 15-16 to FY 17-18.
  Majority of the claims are paid from metropolitan cities while 32% are from non-metro cities. This could be due to the specialized treatment and dialysis facilities available in metropolitan cities.
  66% of claims settled for kidney-related ailments over the last three years are under the non-surgical category, where most of the diseases are managed with dialysis. There has been a year-on-year increase in this since FY 15-16 to FY 17-18.

Road dust suspension, vehicles, garbage burning, construction, diesel generator sets, industries, among others to be the major sources of particulate pollution in cities like Delhi, Mumbai, Chennai, Bangalore, Pune and Kanpur.

Right to die with dignity is a fundamental right, Family can approach high courts who will decide if right to die is needed., says SC,